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What was the Hijra?

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It was the migration of the prophet Muhammad and his people. They migrated from Mecca to Yathrib in 622 ce.  
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The Hegira or Hijrah is the migration or journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib, later renamed by him to Medina, in the year 622
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